West Chicago Opinion
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Score one more for government rulesJan 29, 2012 5:22 am - Our government has pulled the wool over our eyes once more. Now the airlines must show one price that is all inclusive. Before they showed their price plus taxes and th...
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Once lights are up, no escape from effectsJan 29, 2012 5:22 am - The excellent photo by Bev Horne, illustrating the Tuesday, Jan. 24 account of discussions at the Glen Ellyn village board meeting, really adds to Christopher Placek’s t...
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Heroin’s hard lesson for all of usJan 29, 2012 5:22 am - Thank you for your series of articles on hidden scourge of heroin and other addictions. As a parent who recently lost a grown child to a heroin overdose, I can attest to...
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DuPage mayors want pension reform — and moreJan 29, 2012 4:00 am - Several months ago, I accepted an invitation to speak before the DuPage Mayors and Managers Conference. The group wanted me to address the topic: How does the Daily Hera...
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Ruling good news for U.S. churchesJan 26, 2012 10:00 pm - Since the mainline liberal media can't be trusted to objectively report the news, in passing I thought it important to mention the Supreme Court's landmark 9-0 decision ...
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Blame mayor for Aurora shortcomingsJan 26, 2012 4:00 am - The west side of Aurora has been the home of a vacant decaying property, formerly occupied by Cub Foods, for over six years now. More recently, Aurora could add the Lowe...
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Use coal and water to solve oil crisisJan 26, 2012 4:00 am - We can make substantial amounts of gasoline and other alkenes for industrial use from the very abundant reserves of coal and water especially in the western United State...
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Republicans have short memoriesJan 25, 2012 5:00 am - Republican candidates have forgotten recent history of 2000 to 2008 in which a Republican president put this country in two wars, passed legislation which supported the ...
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How are we better off than 3 years ago?Jan 25, 2012 5:00 am - It is a complete mystery to me how anyone could logically support the re-election of Obama or any of the leaders of the Democratic party. During the 3-4 years that the D...
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Pols to blame for today’s pension woesJan 24, 2012 4:00 am - In response to Bill Zettler’s Jan. 18 letter, here are some additional facts: The state’s normal cost for pensions today is about 8 percent of payroll across the three l...